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spurring on

spurring on is the present participle and gerund of spur on.

Meaning of spur on

Verb

spur on (third-person singular simple present spurs on, present participle spurring on, simple past and past participle spurred on)

  1. (transitive) To spur or urge (someone) to do something.
    • Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war.2002, Saskia Wieringa, Sexual Politics in Indonesia, page 7

Questions about spurring on

What is spurring on the present participle and gerund of?
Spurring on is the present participle and gerund of spur on.

Words near spurring on in the dictionary

  1. spurrial
  2. spurrier
  3. spurriers
  4. spurries
  5. spurring
  6. spurring on
  7. spurrings
  8. spurrite
  9. spurrites
  10. Spurrs
  11. spurry

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